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HC CádizAndalusia, Spain

Puerto del Espino

South-western ascent from San Pablo de Buceite — the hardest of the 4 ways up

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Length: 20.3 km
Height gain: 806 m
Average: 4.0%
Steepest km: 7.0%
Summit altitude: 842 m
Difficulty: 141

Cádiz · 10 climbs

4 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 4

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San Pablo de Buceite 20.3 km, 4.0% average, 806 m height gain
Algatocin 9.3 km, 6.7% average, 623 m height gain
Cañada Del Real Tesoro 8.9 km, 5.5% average, 492 m height gain
Benarraba 4.8 km, 6.1% average, 289 m height gain

Elevation profile

37 m → 843 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 5 at 7.0%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 8.1 km
4–6%: 4.3 km
6–8%: 8.0 km
8–10%: 0.0 km
10–14%: 0.0 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 16.8–17.8: 7.5%
2 km · km 15.6–17.6: 7.2%
5 km · km 6.6–11.6: 6.1%

Time to the top

1h 09 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind

How this is calculated

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km	Altitude	Gain	Gradient	Max
1	51 m	+15 m	1.5%	2.0%
2	98 m	+47 m	4.7%	7.0%
3	138 m	+40 m	4.0%	6.2%
4	181 m	+43 m	4.3%	6.8%
5	250 m	+70 m	7.0%	7.4%
6	305 m	+55 m	5.5%	6.8%
7	358 m	+53 m	5.3%	6.4%
8	406 m	+48 m	4.8%	6.8%
9	468 m	+63 m	6.3%	8.0%
10	531 m	+62 m	6.2%	7.2%
11	600 m	+69 m	6.9%	7.8%
12	642 m	+43 m	4.3%	6.6%
13	643 m	+1 m	0.1%	0.8%
14	627 m	−16 m	−1.6%	0.0%
15	609 m	−18 m	−1.8%	2.6%
16	658 m	+49 m	4.9%	7.4%
17	728 m	+70 m	7.0%	8.0%
18	793 m	+65 m	6.5%	8.0%
19	794 m	+1 m	0.1%	2.4%
20	835 m	+41 m	4.1%	6.2%
21	842 m	+8 m	2.4%	4.4%

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About Puerto del Espino

How long and how steep?: From San Pablo de Buceite, Puerto del Espino is 20.3 km long and climbs 806 m at an average of 4.0%, to a summit at 842 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 5, averages 7.0%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 09 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 55 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?: It's an HC (hors catégorie) climb, with a difficulty score of 141. It's the hardest of the 4 ways up to Puerto del Espino.
Where is it?: It's in Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain.

How hard is 141?

Difficulty score is length × gradient, weighted for the steepest kilometre.

Errozate, Nekez-Egina 141

Col de Menté, Ger de Boutx 141

Puerto del Espino, San Pablo de Buceite 141

Col d'Allos, Allos 141

Fuente de la Ponderosa, Hinojares 141

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